A Texas imam who said that it was the duty of Muslims to kill Jews in light of President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has issued an apology.

Imam Raed Saleh Al-Rousan made a two-part apology statement on Wednesday nearly a month after delivering an inflammatory sermon at the Tajweed Institute in Houston.

'The Muslims will kill the Jews, and the Jews will hide behind the stones and the trees, and the stones and the trees will say: "Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him,"' Al-Rousan said in a video posted and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) on December 8.

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On December 8, Imam Raed Saleh Al-Rousan, pictured, said it was the duty of Muslims to kill Jews just two days after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Al-Rousan made the two-part apology statement on Wednesday nearly a month after delivering the inflammatory sermon at the Tajweed Institute in Houston

'The Muslims will have victory. [Jews] know these facts, brothers and sisters, but they are trying to delay it… because they don't want for us to be religious,' the imam added.

In his apology video, posted to the Tajweed Institute website, Al-Rousan said he wanted to atone for his remarks after discussing the controversial statements with respected Islamic leaders and intellectuals.

The decision provoked mass demonstrations especially in the Muslim world (Pictured: Exterior shot of Tajweed Islamic Institute in Houston)

'I must start by saying to anyone that I have offended or to whom I have caused to be uncomfortable or afraid, that I sincerely apologize without any qualification.'

'I have been in touch with many Islamic scholars and Muslim leaders who have helped me understand how my sermon can be seen as a call for violence against Jews,' Al-Rousan said.

'I must restate that I do not believe in violence, and will not allow any speech in my presence that threatens any group of people, Jews, Christian, or any other group. I also remain hopeful that I will find partners from the Jewish community and the larger faith community so that we can build meaningful relationships,' he added.

The video apology was also accompanied by a written statement which claimed Al-Rousan was 'mortified that an impassioned sermon I gave in light of President Trump's Jerusalem declaration is being seen as a call for the very things I despise.'

Some Jewish community leaders remained skeptical of the imam's statement, however, accusing the cleric of equivocating in his condemnation of violence (Pictured: Al-Rousan delivering a sermon at the Tajweed Institute in Houston)

Some Jewish community leaders remained skeptical of the imam's statement, however, accusing the cleric of equivocating in his condemnation of violence.

Roz Rothstein, CEO and co-founder of the Israel advocacy group StandWithUs, told Fox News the imam's apology is 'still concerning because he frames the problem as one of interpretation, rather than acknowledging that his sermon was fundamentally anti-Semitic and supportive of violence.'

Echoing the sentiment was leader of the Anti-Defamation League Houston branch, Dayan Gross, telling The Algemeiner online publication that Al-Rousan 'doesn't fully understand the ramifications of his sermon.'

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'Although he says he opposes anyone who could "commit, call for, or threaten violence against civilians," and that he's "mortified" that his sermon is "being seen as a call for the very things I despise," video of the sermon unmistakably shows him citing an apocalyptic Hadith (a saying attributed to the Prophet Muhammad) which declares "Judgment Day will not come until... The Muslims will kill the Jew,"' Gross posited.

The ADL is a US-based international NGO that combats antisemitism around the world.

Al-Rousan's controversial sermon came two days after Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, changing decades of American foreign policy in a move he claimed would advance regional peace efforts.

Trump also said the United States embassy in Israel would, over time, be moved there from Tel Aviv, provoking mass demonstrations around the world.

Trump also said the United States embassy in Israel would, over time, be moved there from Tel Aviv